Speakers
Abass Alavi, M.D.
"The Role of Physiologic Imaging in the
Investigation of the Effects of Pain and
Acupuncture on Regional Cerebral
Function"
Professor of Radiology
Chief, Division of Nuclear Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Brian M. Berman, M.D.
"Overview of Clinical Trials on
Acupuncture for Pain"
Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Director
Center for Complementary Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Stephen Birch, Lic.Ac., Ph.D.
"Overview of the Efficacy of Acupuncture
in the Treatment of Headache
and Face and Neck Pain"
Anglo-Dutch Institute for Oriental Medicine
The Netherlands
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Hannah V. Bradford, M.Ac.
"Late-Breaking Data and Other News From
the Clinical Research Symposium (CRS)
on Acupuncture at NIH"
Acupuncturist
Society for Acupuncture Research
Bethesda, Maryland
Xiaoding Cao, M.D., Ph.D.
"Protective Effect of Acupuncture on
Immunosuppression"
Professor and Director
Institute of Acupuncture Research
Shanghai Medical University
Shanghai, China
Daniel C. Cherkin, Ph.D.
"Efficacy of Acupuncture in Treating Low
Back Pain: A Systematic Review of the
Literature"
Senior Scientific Investigator
Group Health Center for Health Studies
Seattle, Washington
Patricia Culliton, M.A., L.Ac.
"Current Utilization of Acupuncture by
United States Patients"
Director
Alternative Medicine Division
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
David L. Diehl, M.D.
"Gastrointestinal Indications"
Assistant Professor of Medicine
UCLA Digestive Disease Center
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Kevin V. Ergil, L.Ac.
"Acupuncture Licensure, Training, and
Certification in the United States"
Dean
Pacific Institute of Oriental Medicine
New York, New York
Richard Hammerschlag, Ph.D.
"Methodological and Ethical Issues in
Acupuncture Research"
Academic Dean and Research Director
Yo San University of Traditional
Chinese Medicine
Santa Monica, California
Ji-Sheng Han, M.D.
"Acupuncture Activates Endogenous
Systems of Analgesia"
Professor
Neuroscience Research Center
Beijing Medical University
Beijing, China
Joseph M. Helms, M.D.
"Acupuncture Around the World in Modern
Medical Practice"
Founding President
American Academy of
Medical Acupuncture
Berkeley, California
Kim A. Jobst, D.M., M.R.C.P.
"Respiratory Indications"
University Department of Medicine and
Therapeutics
Gardiner Institute
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Gary Kaplan, D.O.
"Efficacy of Acupuncture in the Treatment
of Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal
Pain"
President
Medical Acupuncture Research Foundation
Arlington, Virginia
Ted J. Kaptchuk, O.M.D.
"Acupuncture: History, Context, and
Long-Term Perspectives"
Associate Director
Center for Alternative Medicine Research
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Janet Konefal, Ph.D., Ed.D., M.P.H.,
C.A.
"Acupuncture and Addictions"
Associate Professor
Acupuncture Research and Training
Programs
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, Florida
Lixing Lao, Ph.D., L.Ac.
"Dental and Postoperative Pain"
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Department of Family Medicine and
Complementary Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
C. David Lytle, Ph.D.
"Safety and Regulation of Acupuncture
Needles and Other Devices"
Research Biophysicist
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Rockville, Maryland
Margaret A. Naeser, Ph.D., Lic.Ac.,
Dipl. Ac.
"Neurological Rehabilitation: Acupuncture
and Laser Acupuncture To Treat Paralysis
in Stroke and Other Paralytic Conditions
and Pain in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome"
Research Professor of Neurology
Neuroimaging Section
Boston University Aphasia Research Center
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Lorenz K.Y. Ng, M.D.
"What Is Acupuncture?"
Clinical Professor of Neurology
George Washington University
School of Medicine
Medical Director
Pain Management Program
National Rehabilitation Hospital
Bethesda, Maryland
Andrew Parfitt, Ph.D.
"Nausea and Vomiting"
Researcher
Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology
National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland
Bruce Pomeranz, M.D., Ph.D.
"Summary of Acupuncture and Pain"
Professor
Departments of Zoology and Physiology
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Judith C. Shlay, M.D.
"Neuropathic Pain"
Assistant Professor in Family Medicine
Denver Public Health
Denver, Colorado
Alan I. Trachtenberg, M.D., M.P.H.
"American Acupuncture: Primary Care,
Public Health, and Policy"
Medical Officer
Office of Science Policy and
Communication
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institutes of Health
Rockville, Maryland
Jin Yu, M.D.
"Induction of Ovulation With Acupuncture"
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrical and Gynecological Hospital
Shanghai Medical University
Shanghai, China
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